CIVIL LAW (WRONGS) ACT 2002 - SECT 32 Definitions—pt 3.2
CIVIL LAW (WRONGS) ACT 2002 - SECT 32
Definitions—pt 3.2In this part:
"child", of a person, means the son, daughter, grandson, granddaughter, stepson or stepdaughter of the person, or someone to whom the person is acting in place of a parent.
"consequential mental harm", to a person, means mental harm to the person that is a consequence of bodily injury to the person.
"family member", of a person, means—
(a) a domestic partner;
(b) a parent or child of the person; or
(c) a brother, sister, half-brother or half-sister of the person.
"mental harm", to a person, means impairment of the person's mental condition.
"negligence" means failure to exercise reasonable care and skill.
"parent", of a person, means the father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, stepfather or stepmother of the person, or someone acting in place of a parent to the person.
"pure mental harm", to a person, means mental harm to the person other than consequential mental harm.